Dyslexia but with numbers?

I'm definitely not dyslexic with letters/ words. I don't mix up letters while reading and am a fast reader (paying attention to the information and committing it to memory is a whole other thing, though lol). However, with numbers, I frequently misread digits, write/ read them in a different order, transpose them, etc. I also skip over numbers when I see them in readings just as a default. If something has statistics data, my brain just blips it out. I'm not sure it's Dyscalculia because I can do basic mental math, remember my times tables well enough to get around, and count backwards. Could just be me not wanting to deal with numbers due to trauma from being screamed at during math homework and subsequently never asking for help again? (Asian parents lmao) It's mostly the mixing numbers in order and not being able to recall sequences of numbers. I never recall the last digit of my license plate even though everyone tells me it's so easy to remember?? Anyone experience this?

5mo

I have this challenge from time to time as well. One time I was helping my boyfriend at the time pay his phone bill online and I mixed up the last two numbers of the phone number and ended up paying towards someone’s else’s phone bill 😬

5mo

Dyslexia with numbers is called dyscalcula, common for people to have. Numbers and letters are the most common ones and there are strategies to help if you look for them

addmama

5mo

Yes, I flip the numbers too. It's very obvious when I, let's say, run a cash register. I've learned to expect and accept it while I question myself with every number I look at. Now, I had dyslexia as a youngster but you wouldn't believe me today. While researching dyslexia or dyscalcula, I've learned nobody actually grows out of it but with support and practice, they can achieve success and nobody knows unless they disclose the information like I'm doing now. I'm a senior in college but not currently attending. (Seven kids in a blended family.)

YKPWRLD

5mo

Another example Id e backwards thinking of an a in split sec, after the 1st grade I rarely ever made mistakes with alphabets tho and I've always been a great reader and speller my teachers always would offer me to take honors English cause I would out spell and read better than most "normal" people

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